Câu hỏi:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

   A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (31)______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (32) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived In the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (33) ______. In the USA. For the first time, most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before. This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (34) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (35) ______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.

Question 32:

A.  A. result

B. cause

C. reason

D. effect

Câu 1:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The storm is reported ___________ people.

A. to kill

B. to be killed

C. to have killed five

D. to have been killed

Câu 2:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I was tired when you saw me because I____for the exam.

A. studied

B. have been studying

C. had been studying

D. would study

Câu 3:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

A. equal

B. campus

C. danger

D. perform

Câu 4:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the bold and underlined part in each of the following questions.

Names of the people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

A. reveal

B. cover

C. presume

D. conserve

Câu 5:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

His speech was careful and______, but his words seemed to make no sense.

A. distinctive

B. distinction

C. distinct

D. distinguish

Câu 6:

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Make sure you _______ up the data on your computer, because you might get a virus.

A.  A. back

B. store

C. save

D. copy